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Due to large scale use of water the aral sea becomes more saltier leading to a vicious circle.

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The aral sea has decreased in size and all the living things there are gone, for example the 24 different species of unknown fish have all died out

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Why was the water supply to the Aral sea diverted?

The water supply to the Aral Sea was diverted for irrigation in central Asia.


What sea in Russia is drying up because of the irrigation?

Aral SEa


The production of cotton effect Uzbekistan's environment?

The Aral Sea Shrinkage due to artificial irrigation of the cotton and rice fields.


What Sea will disappear if continued to be used for cotton irrigation?

The sea that will disappear if continued to be used for cotton irrigation is the Aral Sea. This is on account of the fact that they divert the rivers in order to perform the cotton irrigation and this causes no water to be able to reach the Aral Sea.


The body of water devastated by Soviet irrigation schemes is the?

Aral Sea


The body of water destroyed by soviet irrigation schemes is the?

Aral Sea


What sea is shrinking and rivers were diverted for irrigation in the middle east?

Aral


Why did the soviete begin the policy of irrigation?

The Soviets constructed huge irrigation facilities to boost the land under irrigation from the Aral Sea


What was damaged by efforts to use its water for irrigation of nearby farms?

The Aral Sea


Why is irrigation causing a problem in Kazakhstan?

From wikipedia: "Irrigation" is an artificial application of water to the soil.The problem must be the Aral Sea shrinkage.The Aral Sea lost 90% of its volume within a few decades due to the intense irrigation of cotton and rice fields in Central Asia since 1960s.


What rivers that flow into aral sea have been diverted?

The Aral sea has not been diverted, but much of the water from the rivers flowing to the Aral sea have been diverted for irrigation, particularly for cotton and rice production in central Asia.


What large saltwater lake in uzbekistan and kazakhstan has gotten and smaller due to irrigation?

Aral Sea